UChicago News

Third-year Niklas Thompson earns Goldwater Scholarship

Mon, 21 May 2012 12:23 -0500

Niklas Thompson, a third-year chemistry and mathematics major, has been selected as a Barry M. Goldwater Scholar. In addition, Samuel Greene, a second-year chemistry major, received an honorable mention.

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Three graduate students earn Physical Sciences Teaching Prizes

Steve Koppes — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:44 -0500

The winners of 2012 Physical Sciences Teaching Prizes are Mijo Simunovic, chemistry; Markus Kliegl, math; and Judith Kamm, chemistry.

The prizes are offered annually and jointly by the Physical Sciences Collegiate Division and the graduate Division of Physical Sciences, to graduate students in recognition of exceptional teaching in undergraduate physical sciences classes. The award includes $750 and a certificate.

“This year the Physical Sciences Collegiate...

Fourth-year basketball players Johnson, Simpson named academic all-Americans

Dave Hilbert — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:34 -0500

University of Chicago fourth-years Matt Johnson and Taylor Simpson have been named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America NCAA Division III basketball teams.

The College Sports Information Directors of America...

Fourth-year Leah Rand named Marshall Scholar

Susie Allen — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:18 -0500

Fourth-year Leah Rand has received a prestigious Marshall Scholarship, which will allow her to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.

Rand, 22, of Chevy Chase, Md., is majoring in HIPS (History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Science and Medicine) and minoring in art history at the University of Chicago.

Rand hopes to...

Sugarman Awards go to two graduate students in physics

Steve Koppes — Mon, 16 May 2011 14:53 -0500

Two graduate students in physics have received the 20th annual Nathan Sugarman Awards for Student Research.

Samuel Gralla received the award “for his contributions to our understanding of the motion of small bodies and black holes in general relativity, taking into account the forces that these bodies exert upon themselves.”

Imai Jen-La Plante received the award “for the first measurement at the Large Hadron Collider of the production of W-bosons in...

Two UChicago students named 2011 Gates Cambridge Scholars

Sara Olkon — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:22 -0500

College fourth–years Greg Nance and Ann Robbins are among the 30 United States students named 2011 Gates Cambridge scholars.

“This has been an extraordinary year for University of Chicago students seeking to study in the U.K.,” said Amanda Norton, Lead Adviser for Scholarships and Fellowships. “Annie and Greg are both tremendously energetic students who not only do very...

Collegiate Scholars director Ransom earns fellowship for work with students

Sarah Galer — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 13:00 -0500

Kim Ransom, founding director of the University of Chicago Collegiate Scholars Program, has been named a 2011 Chicago Community Trust fellow, in recognition of her work with top Chicago high school students.

Through Collegiate Scholars, Ransom helps high–achieving Chicago Public School students learn their educational options and obtain the tools to excel at the next level. More than half of all Collegiate Scholars are...

Bellow, Terkel inducted into inaugural class of Chicago Literary Hall of Fame

Susie Allen — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:59 -0500

Two celebrated writers with University of Chicago ties were inducted into the inaugural class of the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame on Saturday, Nov. 20. Professor Emeritus Saul Bellow, X’39, and Studs Terkel AB’32, JD’34, were honored alongside Nelson Algren, Gwendolyn Brooks, Lorraine Hansberry, and Richard Wright.

The Chicago Writers Association sponsored the induction ceremony, which featured appearances by Sara Paretsky, AM’69, MBA’77, PhD...

Two UChicago students awarded Marshall Scholarships

Sara Olkon — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:48 -0500

Two University of Chicago students have been awarded prestigious Marshall Scholarships for graduate study in the United Kingdom.

The recipients are Matthew Jones, a biological sciences and Germanic studies major from the Class of 2011, and Ben Umans, who graduated with the Class of 2010 with a degree in biological sciences and economics.

In all, five University students this year have received one of the major competitive scholarships for study in the United Kingdom...

Three Rhodes Scholars reflect range of academic interests, backgrounds

Sara Olkon — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 19:53 -0500

Three University of Chicago students were named 2010-2011 Rhodes Scholars on Sunday, advancing their studies in fields ranging from linguistics to public policy and biochemistry.

The recipients are Anna Alekseyeva and John Scotti from the Class of 2011, and Prerna Nadathur, a 2010 graduate of the College.

The University of Chicago is one of only three institutions this year with as many as three Rhodes Scholars; the others are Harvard University and Stanford...